40 Rare World War II Photographs – Lost pages of History

As they say, “a picture is worth a thousand words.” I would like to add that it does more than that. A photograph can transform a mere idea into a reality; it gives a face to the thought, and some among us might say a photo is a little capsule in which the time is trapped. Every time, you see a picture; you see a story, especially if that picture is taken in the time of an event. Today, I’m going to showcase World War II from the eyes of a camera. Let’s start!

Soldier Training

training author: NYhistoryblog

National Flag

training author: Acepilots

London during the Blitz

training author: Illinois

Air Force gunner

training author: Illinois

Senior military officials

officials author: Wiki

Grant tank

Turnberry Hospital

WW2 author: Maybole

Planes

WW2 author: Phombo

Children at war

WW2 author: BBC

Casualties

WW2 author: Wordwar2

French assault Germans

WW2 author: Encyc

Officials

WW2 author: NHs

Casualties on the First day of war

WW2 author: Zaki

Hitler and Mussolini

WW2 author: 1BP

Operation Strangle

WW2 author: 3BP

Waldenburg during WW2

WW2 author: 2BP

War Captives

WW2 author: 3BP

Armored Transport

Landing ships

WW2 author: 2BP

Airplanes

WW2 author: Isuart

Red army

WW2 author: Bigpicture

The Netherlands

WW2 author: MHA

Pearl Harbor

WW2 author: WW2

Horst Wessel Leading

WW2 author: Iinet

A couple

WW2 author: Archives

Fire

WW2 author: WW42

No exemptions

WW2 author: WW42

Aerial superiority

WW2 author: WW42

Sherman in direct hit

WW2 author: WW42

Cover for safety

WW2 author: WW42

Street peace party

WW2 author: 1900s

The day war break out

WW2 author: Telegraph

Attack

WW2 author: MH

Preparation

WW2 author: FDBs

War Bombing

WW2 author: 2incolor

African Americantroops

WW2 author: Twom

Group Break

WW2 author: Twom

Air Avenger

WW2 author: Twom

Female war correspondents

WW2 author: Wiki

Eisenhower with Paratroopers

WW2 author: Veteranshour

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5 Responses:

  1. thoppp says:

    Shocking and harrowing images. Beautiful post .. good post

    ( 2 years and 3752 days ago )
  2. Darryl says:

    These were wonderful. Thank you for sharing.

    ( 2 years and 3742 days ago )
  3. Seb says:

    Hello

    Some amazing pictures.
    Only have to know that the one named “french assault german” was taken during the first world war.

    ( 2 years and 3734 days ago )
  4. Jas says:

    Stunning series….. Excellent

    ( 2 years and 3734 days ago )
  5. Yearbooks Of World War 2 says:

    `While there also those people who are just very interested in everything that happened during the World War two that is why they have photographs of important event during the war. For some people these photos serve as important collectible items that they can keep. These are vintage photos and it has a great value especially if you are really into collecting such things.

    ( 2 years and 3205 days ago )